Web and software development for Ottawa organizations and businesses
Accessible websites, dependable systems and local SEO for a city shaped by government, technology and two official languages.
- Location
- Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Local time
- — · Eastern Time: one hour ahead of Torreón in winter, two hours ahead in summer
- Currency
- CAD
- Population
- Close to 1 million in the city and about 1.5 million in the Ottawa–Gatineau region
- How we work
- Video calls · bilingual team
Mercado Monkey is a bilingual digital agency based in Torreón, Mexico that works with Ottawa businesses on Web development, Custom software, SEO, Automation — remotely, in your time zone, since 2017.
Ottawa's economy centers on the federal government, but it doesn't stop there. Kanata North is one of Canada's largest technology parks, with telecom, software and semiconductor firms; Shopify was founded here; and the city is full of consultancies, associations, universities and non-profits. For many of these organizations a website is more than marketing. It has to be accessible, work in English and French, and handle registrations, payments or applications reliably, often under scrutiny from boards, members or auditors.
Our Ottawa work blends web development with custom software. We build sites that meet WCAG accessibility criteria, along with portals and internal systems for organizations that manage payments, billing or registrations, like the billing system we developed for a public water utility. We also help local businesses with SEO in Kanata, Orléans and Nepean, and add Spanish content for those serving the Latin American and diplomatic communities. French versions are coordinated with native professional translators, and nearshore rates make multi-language projects easier to fund.
Hispanic market. Ottawa's Latin American community is smaller than Toronto's or Montréal's but active, including the embassies of nearly every country in the region, students at the University of Ottawa and Carleton, and families from Mexico, Colombia, El Salvador and Chile.
What we do for businesses in Ottawa
Web development
Fast, search-ready websites built so Ottawa customers actually contact you.
See service Custom softwareCustom software
Internal systems, portals and dashboards shaped around how your Ottawa team works.
See service SEOSEO
Rank in Google Search and Google Maps for local searches in Ottawa.
See service AutomationAutomation
n8n, WhatsApp and CRM workflows so no Ottawa lead waits for a reply.
See serviceBuilt for Ottawa's economy
Public-sector bodies and associations
Accessible sites, member portals and registration, payment or billing systems with clear, auditable workflows.
Tech and telecom
Nearshore software development, product sites and recruiting pages for Kanata North companies.
Consulting and professional services
Credible bilingual sites for firms working with the federal government that need to project stability.
Construction and home services
Area-level local SEO from Orléans to Barrhaven, with automated lead follow-up.
Education and tourism
Sites for schools, programs and tourism businesses around the ByWard Market and the Rideau Canal.
Areas we serve in Ottawa
- Centretown
- ByWard Market
- Kanata
- Nepean
- Orléans
- Gatineau
Local search in Ottawa splits between English and French, especially toward Orléans and across the river in Gatineau. Google Maps and reviews drive service and restaurant choices, while B2B relies on LinkedIn and reputation with government buyers. Ontario organizations with 50 or more employees must meet AODA accessibility requirements on their websites, which many still haven't fully addressed, and fixing it often improves usability for everyone.
Ottawa is one hour ahead of Torreón in winter and two hours ahead in summer, so we start early to meet your morning. We work through video calls, a shared board and staged deliveries with review points. Your finance team can choose CAD or USD invoicing, and contracts are offered in English or Spanish. Code lives in your repository, with technical documentation and accessibility testing included in every release.
Results we can show
How we get started
- 01
30-minute call
Tell us what you sell, who buys it and what isn't working. Free.
- 02
Audit and proposal
We review your site, Google Business Profile and local competitors, then send scope, timeline and deliverables.
- 03
Weekly sprints
Progress every week on a shared board plus a short video call to approve.
- 04
Launch and measure
We go live, wire up Analytics and conversions, and report what moves month by month.

